tcsracing1

Not gona lie, I would have never looked at old 930 turbos if it wasnt for the Magnus "turbo fever" propaganda.
I almost bought a 1982 930 earlier this year as result.

Amber Gramps

Did none of you see the chin spoiler or the driver's seat?

GG Allin

He's up there with Steve McQueen now eh?

greg1990964

Not even close. He drills a few door handles and now he should get a phd in Porsche? He made a few bucks in fashion and he likes to do lite mods on his cars. I think it's great he has the money to do so, and he is excellent at marketing himself thanks to the internet. No hating here, Just wouldn't spend extra on a car cause he owned it.

porsche0nut

Who cares... it's a driver's car in exceptional mechanical condition. Besides, a new chin spoiler is easy to install, and the driver's seat can be re-upholstered if desired.

Quadcammer

I'm not sure how you figured out that no expense was spared in the rebuild or how the rebuild of engine and tranny was $30k.

porsche0nut

If you read my post, you'll understand that I am speculating based on the observations I have made. My opinions are based on what I know of Magnus, the details in his ad/videos/stories, and what I know of the cost of doing these rebuilds. Don't put words in my mouth.

Amber Gramps

Look a bit closer. ...and ya, they are easy to fix. So why didn't he?

greg1990964

Cause he doesn't think he has to fix it. His name will help sell the car.

Mondrian

Nope, and prices reflect that - what I was referring to was the effect of names on price (& not necessarily the value).

1stgear

If you look at his cars, at least the 930s, he seems to go for the patina look. He doesn't seem to put any $$ into the aesthetics other than his wheels and stickers.

porsche0nut

Exactly. Patina, and originality. To some, the original unadaltered seats mean more than re upholstered ones. Selling as is lets the new owner decide for themselves. This car is all about driving - and dirt, marks or tears don't slow you down! He put up very detailed photos, any buyer knows exactly what they are getting.

Amber, I'm tempted to presume that you're jealous? Or is there another more logical reason for your distaste of his vehicle?

race911

So where's the full, comprehensive rebuild of the drivetrain? One thing I can say with certainty is that I never reused a 930 P/C set...........

Looks like an R&R, disassembly, cleaning, replace a few things here and there, reassemble, and install. (Kind of like what I did to a multitude of 2.4/2.7L + a couple of 930s when I was going to law school ~25 years ago.) On the high side, I'd say 70 hours labor + $6K (retail) parts/sublet machine work.

JCP911S

From what I've seen of the collector car market over the last couple years, nothing surprises me anymore.

I can say that the early Carrara Turbos are very hot right now, and most have been tracked/raced hot-rodded, Miami-Viced, or just dun blowed up, so relatively original examples are rare.

Dudes with big bank accounts are into the market with both feet, so nothing surprises me anymore.

greg1990964

I don't think Amber was implying anything but stating a fact that Magnus doesn't do much in the interior/paint dept. I don't sense any jealousy in his post. I personally like a fresh clean interior and bright paint work. I feel that originality in a 50's Ferrari, orig 356 speedster or a Dusenberg is another matter. A late 70's sports car doesn't fit that criteria to me unless it has some special provenance. I would recover the seats in that car and leave the paint alone unless it looked like **** up close. I don't mind a scratch or a door ding as long as it is still shiny. Anyways. Auction just about over. With today's prices, $111,000 as the bidding currently stands is not that out of whack as previous poster pointed out. Personally, I would spend a few bucks less and get a late 80's turbo. Better yet a 964 turbo. Obviously a 94' turbo is not in the conversation.